JP2011020745A - Group supervisory operation control device of elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent reduction in operational efficiency and user service, by setting a waiting story even in an unconcentrated state of users, by pressing down a landing hall call many times in a short time by a small number of users. <P>SOLUTION: This group supervisory operation control device of an elevator allocates and waits a car by responding to the landing hall call, by selecting the car of responding to the landing hall call, by managing operation of a plurality of elevators, and has a door opening device (1-3) for opening a door after the car of responding to the landing hall call lands on a floor and a continuous operation measuring part (1-5) for measuring an operation time of the door opening device (1-3) in the respective story floors, and determines the story floor for allocating and waiting the car by the length of the operation time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator group management control device that manages operation of a plurality of elevators, selects a car that responds to a hall call, and dispatches and waits in response to the hall call.

  Conventionally, in order to increase the frequency of responding to a car located near the customer's location and improve the service, statistics on the number of times each button is pressed on each floor and waiting for the car on that floor It is known to control a car in proximity to a landing button that is most frequently pressed to dispatch and wait, and is described in, for example, Patent Document 1.

JP 2002-302346 A

  In the above-mentioned prior art, even if a small number of customers press the hall call many times in a short time, even if the passengers are not concentrated, the standby floor is set and the operation efficiency and user service are reduced. There is a case.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, consider the behavior of an elevator customer, and improve the operation efficiency of the elevator and the serviceability of the customer.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an elevator group management control device that manages the operation of a plurality of elevators, selects a car that responds to a hall call, and responds to the hall call to dispatch and wait. A door opening device that opens the door after the car responding to the call has landed, and a continuous operation measuring unit that measures the operation time of the door opening device on each floor, and the length of the operation time The car is allocated and the floor to be put on standby is determined.

  According to the present invention, the number of cars to be dispatched and the floor to be on standby are determined according to the length of operation time of the door opening device on each floor, so that a small number of passengers press the hall call many times during a short period of time. And even if the user is not concentrated, the operation efficiency and the service of the user are not deteriorated. Therefore, the operation efficiency of the elevator and the serviceability of the user can be improved in consideration of the behavior of the elevator user.

The block diagram which shows one embodiment by this invention. The front view which shows the hall structure of the elevator system in one embodiment. The front view which shows the structure in the cage | basket | car in one Embodiment. The front view which shows the door apparatus structure in one embodiment. The operation | movement flowchart in one Embodiment. The flowchart in other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an elevator group management control device, wherein 1-1 is a hall call button press detection means, 1-2 is a car assignment means, 1-3 is a door opening means, and 1-4 is a door on each floor. Opening operation detecting means, 1-5 is a door opening continuous operation time measuring means, 1-6 is a standby designated car evaluation means, 1-7 is a standby designated car allocation means, and 1-8 is a current time detecting means.

  When the hall call button is pressed at the elevator hall on each floor, the hall call button detection means 1-1 transmits the detection information of the hall call to the car assignment means 1-2. At this time, in an elevator system provided with a plurality of elevator cars, a car that responds to the hall call is selected and responds to the hall call.

  After the responding car has landed, depending on the number of passengers, the user can use one of the hall call direction call button, the in-car opening button, the in-car opening extension button, and the door reversing device to open the door 1- 3 is operated. Each floor door opening operation detecting means 1-4 detects the door opening means 1-3 from when the door of each floor is opened until it is completely closed, and each floor door opening continuous operation time measuring means 1-5 is each floor door opening operation detecting means 1. -4 Measure continuous operation time.

  When other door opening means 1-3 operates while the door opening means 1-3 is operating, the door opening means 1-3 that has been operating from the first operating door opening means 1-3 to the last is continuously operated. Time. In addition, the in-car extension button, which is the door opening means 1-3, measures the time from the start of operation until the in-car extension of the car, such as the in-car close button, is stopped.

  If the opening extension button in the car operates to the rated time limit and the door opening means 1-3 does not operate while the door is closed after the opening extension, it is determined that there is no user, and each floor door opening continuous operation time measurement Means 1-5 do not measure.

  The door opening continuous operation time measuring means 1-5 transmits the door opening continuous operation time result on the corresponding floor to the standby designated car evaluation means 1-6, and the car closest to the floor having the longest door opening continuous operation time. The waiting designated car allocating means 1-7 determines a car to be dispatched to the corresponding floor and to be put on standby. Thereafter, until the concentrated detection of the hall call button press detection means 1-1 is eased, the standby designated car assignment means 1-7 and the continuous door operation time measuring means 1-5 for each floor are executed to update the designated standby floor. Continue.

  By providing the current time detecting means 1-8, when the current time is grasped and the door opening continuous operation time is measured, the time information is transmitted to each floor door opening continuous operation time measuring means 1-5 and designated in advance. Measure the continuous opening time of the door by time. The time information is also transmitted to the standby designated car evaluation means 1-6 for evaluating the standby car. When the standby car is dispatched to a specific floor or when the standby operation is performed, the time information including the acquired current time is included. A measurement result is acquired by each floor door open continuous operation time measuring means 1-5.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows an example of a hall of an elevator system. It shows the positional relationship between an elevator car and a hall call button on a certain floor, where 1 is an elevator hall, 2 is a car (a), 3 is a car (b), 4 is a car (c), and 5 is a hall call. Buttons (A) and 6 indicate hall call buttons (B), respectively. Each hall call button is installed between three cars, one in total.

  FIG. 3 schematically shows an example of a car in an elevator system. Reference numeral 7 denotes a car, 8 denotes a main operation panel door opening button, 9 denotes a sub operation panel door opening button, and 10 denotes a door opening extension button. Note that the sub-operating panel and the door opening button and door opening extension button of the sub-operating panel may not be installed depending on the building.

  FIG. 4 schematically shows an example of a door peripheral device of an elevator system. 11 is a door opening / closing device, 12 is a door reversing device (a), 13 is a door reversing device (b), and 14 is a door overload reversing device. In some buildings, only one door reversing device is installed.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the car allocation means in the elevator group management control apparatus. 5-1 indicates whether there is a car call from the specific floor hall. If the car call request of 5-1 is NO, the process is terminated, and if YES, the process proceeds to 5-2. In 5-2, the car is landed on the requested specific floor, and in 5-3, the door is opened. 5-4 indicates whether there is an operation of the door opening device. If the operation of the 5-4 door opening device is NO, the process ends. If YES, the process proceeds to 5-5. In 5-5, the continuous operation time of the door opening device from when the door is opened until it is completely closed is measured, and the process proceeds to 5-6. In 5-6, it is determined whether the operation of the door opening device in 5-4 is concentrated in a certain time, and in the case of NO, the process is terminated. If YES, in 5-5, the measurement result of the continuous operation time of the door opening device is transmitted to 5-7. In 5-7, the standby floor and the standby car are selected from the measurement result of the continuous operation time of the door opening device in 5-5, and the process proceeds to 5-8. In 5-8, the standby car is determined from the selection result of the standby floor and the standby car in 5-7, and an instruction to transmit to the corresponding floor is transmitted. Thereafter, the waiting designated car assignment of 5-7 is repeated until the concentration of the door opening device operation of 5-4 is eased.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the car assignment means in the elevator group management control apparatus according to another embodiment. 6-1 indicates whether there is a car call from the specific floor hall. If the car call request of 6-1 is NO, the process is terminated, and if it is YES, the process proceeds to 6-2. In 6-2, the car is landed on the requested specific floor, and in 6-3, the door is opened. 6-4 indicates whether there is an operation of the door opening device. If the operation of the door opening device at 6-4 is NO, the process ends. If YES, the process proceeds to 6-5. In 6-5, the continuous operation time of the door opening device from when the door is opened until it is completely closed is measured, and the process proceeds to 6-6. In 6-6, the current time is acquired, and the process proceeds to 6-7. In 6-7, it is shown whether it is a specific time slot | zone, and when it is NO, a process is complete | finished. If yes, go to 6-8. In 6-8, from the measurement result of the continuous operation time of the door opening device in 6-5, a standby floor and a standby car in a specific time zone are selected, and the process proceeds to 6-9. In 6-9, the standby car is determined from the selection result of the standby floor and the standby car in 6-8, and an instruction to transmit to the corresponding floor is transmitted. Thereafter, the waiting designated car assignment of 6-9 is repeated for a certain time of 6-6.

  As described above, the continuous operation time of each floor and the door opening device in each direction is measured, and the car to be dispatched and waited is determined according to the result, so a large number of passengers are temporarily concentrated to get on and off the elevator. In this case, even if a small number of customers press the hall call many times during a short time, the operation efficiency and the service of the user will not be deteriorated.

  In addition, in the elevator control device, a dedicated device such as a camera is not provided, but the usage status of each floor of the customer is judged by existing facilities, and the user is temporarily concentrated, and the customer is used at a predetermined time. It can be determined that the car is getting on and off the most, and the car can be dispatched to the floor and placed on standby.

1-3 Door opening means (door opening device)
1-5 Each floor door opening continuous operation time measuring means (continuous operation measuring unit)
2,3,4 car 5 hall call button (A)
6 hall call button (B)
7 Inside the car 8 Door opening button for main operation panel 9 Door opening button for sub operation panel 10 Door opening extension button 11 Door opening / closing device 12 Door reversing device (a)
13 Door reversing device (b)
14 Door overload reversing device

Claims (5)

In the elevator group management control device that manages the operation of multiple elevators, selects the car that responds to the hall call, responds to the hall call, dispatches and waits,
A door opening device for opening the door after the car responding to the hall call has landed;
A continuous operation measuring unit that measures the operation time of the door opening device on each floor;
An elevator group management control device, comprising: determining a car to be dispatched and the floor to be on standby according to the length of the operation time.   2. The elevator group management control device according to claim 1, wherein a car adjacent to the floor having the longest operation time is dispatched and waited on the longest floor.   2. The elevator group management control according to claim 1, wherein the door opening device is any one of a hall call button, a car opening button, a car opening extension button, and a door door reversing device. apparatus.   The thing of Claim 1 WHEREIN: The said continuous operation | movement measurement part was operate | moved from the said door opening apparatus which operate | moved first to the last, when the said other door opening apparatus operate | moves while the said door opening apparatus is operate | moving. An elevator group management control device characterized by measuring an operation time of the door opening device.   2. The elevator group management control device according to claim 1, wherein the continuous operation measurement unit measures an operation time of the door opening device on each floor at a predetermined time. 3.

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